EU Omnibus EU confirms dramatic cuts in sustainability reporting requirements "Full-scale deregulation designed to dismantle corporate accountability." Melodie Michel 26 February 2025
Biodiversity Nature finance talks resume in Rome to deliver Global Biodiversity Framework "New and additional finance needs to touch the ground for both nature and people.” Melodie Michel 26 February 2025
Sustainable Finance Standard Chartered sustainable finance income up 36% in 2024 “The opportunity to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy is more compelling and crucial than ever." Melodie Michel 26 February 2025
Net zero Number of UK businesses targeting net zero by 2030 has nearly doubled 80% of companies plan to increase investment in energy management over the next year. Melodie Michel 25 February 2025
Sustainable Finance Anti-ESG pushback: a chance for sustainable finance to grow into its own Watering down sustainability regulations means losing an important lever for sustainable finance – but other crucial drivers remain intact. Melodie Michel 25 February 2025
Sustainable Finance BBVA more than doubles sustainable finance goal for next five years The Spanish bank linked pay incentives to its previous €300bn sustainable finance goal, and met it a year ahead of schedule. Melodie Michel 24 February 2025
EU Omnibus Leaked EU Omnibus draft cuts number of firms within CSRD scope tenfold "A devastating blow to the European Green Deal." Melodie Michel 24 February 2025
Net zero UK net zero sector has grown 10% in the past year "It is clear, you can’t have growth without green." Melodie Michel 24 February 2025
Policy & Standards Trump’s energy policies risk creating compliance headaches for US firms “Diverging state and federal climate policies are creating a fragmented regulatory landscape in the US." Melodie Michel 21 February 2025
Policy & Standards EU ‘only partially on track’ to meet environmental targets: report Only 5 out of 28 indicators are fully on track. Melodie Michel 21 February 2025